Idioms Flashcards

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1
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rain cats and dogs

A

лить как из ведра

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2
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face like thunder

A

мрачнее тучи

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3
Q

storm in a teacup

A

буря в стакане воды, много шума из ничего

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4
Q

chase rainbows

A

гнаться за недостижимым

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5
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have one’s head in the clouds

A

витать в облаках

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6
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for a rainy day

A

на черный день

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7
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bolt from the blue

A

как снег на голову

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8
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on cloud nine

A

на седьмом небе от счастья

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9
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at all costs

A

любой ценой

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10
Q

cost a fortune

A

стоить целое состояние

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11
Q

time flies

A

время летит

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12
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the big time

A

большой успех

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13
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around the clock

A

круглосуточно

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14
Q

dwell on the past

A

жить прошлым

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15
Q

run out of time

A

иссякать

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16
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in the blink of an eye

A

в одно мгновение

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17
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pressed for time

A

очень торопиться

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18
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be ahead of time

A

опережать

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19
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give someone a hard time

A

отчитывать

20
Q

monkey business

A

бессмысленная работа

21
Q

smell a rat

A

чуять недоброе

22
Q

top dog

A

победитель

23
Q

black sheep

A

белая ворона

24
Q

elephant in the room

A

слона то я и не приметил, это очевидно

25
Q

when pigs fly

A

когда рак на горе свиснет (никогда)

26
Q

like a cat on a hot tin roof

A

быть не в своей тарелке

27
Q

be as busy as a bee

A

трудиться, как пчела

28
Q

horse around

A

валять дурака

29
Q

as poor as a church mouse

A

бедный, как церковная мышь, без гроша за душой

30
Q

lion’s share of something

A

львиная доля

31
Q

eat like a horse

A

иметь волчий аппетит

32
Q

have a tiger by the tail

A

бросать вызов судьбе

33
Q

like water off a duck’s back

A

как с гуся вода

34
Q

big cheese

A

влиятельный человек

35
Q

couch potato

A

бездельник

36
Q

tough cookie

A

хулиган

37
Q

top banana

A

лидер

38
Q

eat one’s words

A

брать назад свои слова

39
Q

hard nut to crack

A

трудная задача, крепкий орешек

40
Q

have egg on one’s face

A

выглядеть глупо

41
Q

as cool as a cucumber

A

хладнокровный

42
Q

be full of beans

A

быть энергичным

43
Q

sell like hot cakes

A

быть нарасхват

44
Q

take something with a pinch of salt

A

не доверять

45
Q

bite off more than one can chew

A

переоценить свои возможности

46
Q

cry over spilt milk

A

горевать о непоправимом

47
Q

hot potato

A

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